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Bomarzo (novel)

1962 novel by Manuel Mujica Lainez From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bomarzo is a novel by the Argentine writer Manuel Mujica Lainez, written in 1962 and later adapted by its author to an opera libretto set by Alberto Ginastera, which had its premiere in Washington, D.C., in 1967.

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Bomarzo
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AuthorManuel Mujica Lainez
Cover artistLorenzo Lotto - Portrait of a Gentleman in his Study
LanguageSpanish
Publication date1962
Publication placeArgentina
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
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It is set in the eerie and surreal Italian Renaissance town and palace of Bomarzo and concerns the morally and physically deformed Pier Francesco Orsini, Duke of Bomarzo.

References

  • "Mujica Láinez, Manuel". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8. Chicago. 1989. pp. 402–403.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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